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Infant and childhood health issues

Working with individuals, families & communities to improve maternal & newborn health (pdf 420kb)

This document is based on the health promotion approach, and proposes a framework for the development of interventions at the individual, family and community level to improve maternal and newborn health.

Interventions are organized into four priority areas:

- Developing CAPACITIES to stay healthy, make healthy decisions and respond to obstetric and neonatal emergencies

- Increasing AWARENESS of the rights, needs and potential problems related to maternal and newborn health

- Strengthening LINKAGES for social support between women, men, families and communities and with the health care delivery system

- Improving QUALITY of care and of health services and of their interactions with women, men, families and communities

 

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